Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

HARNESS SADDLE.

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JOHN A. MILLER AND JAMES H.

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3 Arrnmr \VARMOTH, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

HARNESS SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,287, dated November 13,1894.

Application filed July 30,1894.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. MILLER and Lines H. WARMOTH, citizens of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness- Saddles; and we do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in harness saddles, and it consists of certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are indicated by the same letters.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the adjustable frame used in our improved harness saddle. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the saddle. Fig. 3 represents a section along the line 00 a: of Fig. 2 and looking to the right. Fig. 4: represents an enlarged detail view of the bearerloop, and the method of connectingthe sameto the saddle, and Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the bearer loop.

A represents the saddle proper, which is provided with the check rein hook A, and the loop a. for the crupper-strap.

B represents a bent metal plate provided with a plurality of rivet holes near the end thereof, and covered with leather pieces 0 and D. The upper portion of this bent plate 13 is perforated to receive the screw bolt a, which passes through the saddle A, and into the lower end of the check-rein hook A? as shown in Fig. 3. The lower end of this hook is covered with leather E. The plates F also provided with a plurality of rivet-holes, are secured to the lower ends of this curved plate B. It will be seen that the lap of the plates over the plate B, may be varied by altering the relative positions of the rivet holes with each other, and then fastening the two plates together by the rivets f Screws or tap rivets may be used if desired.

The upper end of the plate F is provided with a screw-threaded hole f to receive the screw-threaded end of the terret B, should it be desired to move the terret up toward the Serial No. 519,031- (No model.)

top of the saddle, while the lower end of each of the plates F is bifurcated as at f to receive the pivoted end h of the pad plate H.

This pad plate is provided with a hole It for the shank of the terret to pass through, and terminates at its lower end in a circular flange 71. having a cylindrical lug h in the center thereof, which lug is perforated as at h In order to make a neat joint, the lower end of the pad plate H is provided with a curved shoulder h as shown in Fig. 1.

The loop K for supporting the bearing straps L is provided with a circular hole 10 to fit snugly over the cylinder h and terminates in a loop is adapted to receive the strap L.

The bolt M having a screwthreaded end m, flanged top m, and spherical head m perforated transversely as at m is passed down through the hole h and the screwthreaded end engages in the female screwthreadp of the nut P, which nut is flanged as at p and is secured by means of the screwsp to theleather S.

It will be seen by an inspection of Fig. 4

that the loop K will be securely though rev- I olubly mounted on the pad plate H.

The pads T are held between the stout strap T and the lining T, and are only connected to the saddle by means of the straps 25, one on either side. These straps t are free to slide up and down on the loose end of the strap S, and thus a ready adjustment of the pad to the back of the horse, may be readily obtained.

It will be noted that not only is the pad adjustable in a vertical direction, but that the pad plates are free to swing on their pivots h and thus the saddle automatically adapts itself to the configuration of the back of the animal.

The terrets R are secured in position in a similar way to the bolt M, the screw-threaded end r of the shank of the'terret engaging in a nut P similar to that already described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In aharness saddle, the combination with a metallic frame hinged as shown, of straps S depending from said hinged portions. and pads T connected together by a strap T, and the guide straps t secured to said pads and adapted to slide along said straps S, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In aharness saddle, the combination with a metallic frame composed of the curved plate B, the plates F connected thereto, the plates H pivotally connected to said plates F, and

5 provided with the flat circular ends k with the perforated cylindrical lugs 71 the supporter loops K having cylindrical apertures 10 adapted to slip over said cylindrical lugs k bolts passing through said perforated lugs 10 and holding said supporter loops and said plates H together, the straps S dependingfrom said hinged portions, the pads T the strap T connecting said pads, and the guide strapst secured to said pads and adapted to slide along said straps S, substantially as and for '15 the purposes described.

- In testimony whereof weaflix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. MILLER.

JAMES H. VVARMOTH.

Witnesses:

D. W. WEAVER, WILLIAM J. DILL. 

